02.10.11

Ignoring the unbeaten Big 12 record of Rick Barnes’ 2010-11 Texas Longhorns for a moment, the region’s development-hoops scene was dealt a slight blow last autumn when the Spurs’ feeder affiliate Toros fucked off to suburban Cedar Park. It’s the sort of thing that could have done serious harm to the game in Austin, TX, but months later, we can thank the roundball Gods for the new video from Goner Recording Artiste John Wesley Coleman. “Ohh, Basketball” from Wes’ acclaimed 2nd solo album, ‘Bad Lady Goes To Jail’ could be the best collision of James Naismith’s invention with rock’n'roll since Harvey Kubernick shoehorned John Wooden onto the New Alliance roster. Or failing that, Box O’ Laff’s “Havlicek”.